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AWS Stack Manager App
The AWS Stack Manager app is almost ready. The only major work left is user management so I can start distributing the app and manage app licences and some UI/UX styling. This is a guide to using this simple AWS… Read More ›
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What Is Electron
Electron is a simple and easy to use framework for building native applications with web technologies. If you can build a website you can build an Electron App. This open-source project allows you to build apps for a number of… Read More ›
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Code Commit App – Update
After a little break on this project I decided to jump back onto it. Main progress points are. Ability to load in credentials from the aws credentials file Select the AWS region Only load into the app if credentials are… Read More ›
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Microsoft Loop – Office for the hybrid era
if Microsoft finally catching up to the competition with Microsoft Loop? For those of us that work in the tech industry but for a company based around Office 365 and MS Teams the new developments for 356 with Microsoft Loop… Read More ›
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AWS CDK Fargate Schedular Write to DynamoDB
In this post I’ll show you how to create a scheduled Fargate task, in this case a locally developed node js Docker container that can push items to DynamoDB on a 1-minute timer. Checkout the Video version A simpler architecture… Read More ›
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What is serverless computing?
Today you will hear a lot of talk about serverless architectures but what really is serverless? To start with, it’s worth mentioning that serverless computing, despite its name, is not the removing of servers from the distribution of applications. Serverless… Read More ›
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Deploying a site to AWS with the CDK
In the following we will create a CloudFront, s3 with lambda@edge based website. AWS is not free and you may be charged for services used. So, I got through a renewal email for some hosting I had with GoDaddy and… Read More ›
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Alexa Down
So, this morning I had to actually find the light switch!?!? First thought was oh no my networks down but after a quick check on my phone I could see no issues. A quick look and the reports on twitter… Read More ›
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Import / Export VS Code Extensions
Sometimes setting up a new machine can be a joy, taking your time finding new tools and extensions. Sometimes though we need a quick and easy way to export settings from one machine to another. Generate the Export List To… Read More ›
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How to install Microsoft Teams on Linux
Most people would agree that Linux is a great tool for us developers and overall, it’s probably the best operating system for software development. With the way the industry works today we often use direct messenger tools to communicate with… Read More ›